{"id":100089,"date":"2019-03-23T15:24:20","date_gmt":"2019-03-23T06:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=100089"},"modified":"2019-03-23T15:24:20","modified_gmt":"2019-03-23T06:24:20","slug":"slow-down-happiness-is-trying-to-catch-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=100089","title":{"rendered":"SLOW DOWN, HAPPINESS IS TRYING TO CATCH YOU&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-100098\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_2898.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>\u00a0i saw this sign in a little restaurant in Molokai and it caught my eye. \u00a0&#8220;SLOW DOWN, HAPPINESS IS TRYING TO CATCH YOU.&#8221; \u00a0 i really think it is so true! \u00a0 i use to live a fast life and probably didn&#8217;t have enough time to enjoy it. \u00a0but now, my life is much slower and i&#8217;m appreciating every second of it. \u00a0you should try it because i&#8217;m telling you that it works&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-100099\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_2247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>\u00a0this is how you slow down and let happiness catch you. \u00a0Asayama-san and i hanging out at a very sacred spot on Molokai. \u00a0enjoying the sunset and enjoying the slow life. \u00a0happiness is right here! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-100091\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-23-at-2.08.43-PM-663x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"375\" \/>\u00a0then back to Oahu and using the concept of slowing down and enjoying the ride. \u00a0 i couldn&#8217;t believe how good the waves were this morning. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-100093\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-23-at-2.08.19-PM-663x409.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"409\" \/>\u00a0see that girl behind looking at Asayama-san? \u00a0that&#8217;s why she fell. \u00a0Asayama-san knows that he&#8217;s supposed to be looking forward just like this. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-100090\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-23-at-2.07.07-PM-663x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"373\" \/>\u00a0perfect rides on his last day in paradise. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-100092\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-23-at-2.07.17-PM-663x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"374\" \/>\u00a0i had a wonderful time with this wonderful man. \u00a0 16 days of surfing and living the wonderful slow island lifestyle. \u00a0going with the flow each and every day and seeing where Mother Nature took us. \u00a0and she took us on a very amazing ride each and every day! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-100094\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-23-at-2.09.08-PM-663x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"374\" \/>\u00a0this was Asayama-san&#8217;s last wave of this surf trip. \u00a0from here, it was straight to the airport. \u00a0at 70 years old, it will be a surf trip to remember&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-100095\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-23-at-2.09.38-PM-663x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"374\" \/>\u00a0thank you Asayama-san for the wonderful time. \u00a0if i can be just like you when i&#8217;m 70 years old, that would be a dream. \u00a0surf, dive, travel, and enjoy life. \u00a0keep on inspiring us because you are our inspiration. \u00a0have a safe flight home and see you again soon! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-100096\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-23-at-2.13.38-PM-663x396.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"396\" \/>then went to pick up the Keinosuke-san family and had amazing afternoon. \u00a0good job all you boys!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0i saw this sign in a little restaurant in Molokai and it caught my eye. \u00a0&#8220;SLOW DOWN, HAPPINESS IS TRYING TO CATCH YOU.&#8221; \u00a0 i really think it is so true! \u00a0 i use to live a fast life and probably didn&#8217;t have enough time to enjoy it. \u00a0but now, my life is much slower [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-kirby-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=100089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100089\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=100089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=100089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=100089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}